Portrait of a Male Head in Profile

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.209
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Portrait of a Male Head in Profile
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period: Mughal period
Culture: Mughal
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217619

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 8.1 x 6 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.202.209
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: In the center of the page is a portrait of a man’s head in profile, facing right. He wears a turban and has a faint beard and a thick mustache. His side burn is a long, fine tendril. In the top left corner is a blooming plant. There are traces of blooming plants at the top corner and middle of the right side.

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